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  2. INCOME TAX PROSECUTIONS.

    In the City Court yesterday, before Mr. R. Knight, P.M., John McDonald, farmer and grazier, of Winchelesea, was charged with having failed to lodge a return of his ...

    Article : 459 words
  3. CONCRETE BUILDINGS THREATENED.

    This remarkable photograph shows the whittling away by electrolysis of steel rods in the foundation of a concrete building in the city. The city engineer (Mr. H. E. Morton) referred to this danger on Saturday. At the point marked A the rod is corroded by ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 70 words
  4. MEASURING THE WIND.

    Some interesting little machines are in use at the Meteorological Bureau for measuring the velocity and force of the wind. An anemometer, invented and made by the Commonwealth meteorologist (Mr. H. A. Hunt), is shown being examined yesterday by the officer in charge of climatologlcal records (Mr. J. T. Curtain). It registers the direction and rate of 'heavy gusts of wind. On the left is the aerial section of Dine's anem[?]meter, which is connected with (inset on the right) the anemo-biograph recording cylinder, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 106 words
  5. SHILLING DAMAGES' AWARDED

    Before Judge Dethridge and a special jury in the Country Court yesterday a case was concluded in which Christopher Ryan, labourer, 268 Swan street, ...

    Article : 499 words
  6. "DRY" WHARVES.

    It is provided by the regulations of the Harbour Trust that "no poison shall carry ale, beer, wine, or any other fermented or spirituous liquor on to an ...

    Article : 485 words
  7. ESTABLISHING A LAUNDRY.

    The case in which Allan Johon duignan, dealer, and Nigel Cowan, engineer, and charged with having obtained £200 from William Taylor by false pretences was continued before Mr. A. A. ...

    Article : 560 words
  8. CITY COUNCIL'S NOVEL MACHINE.

    Although it has been in operation for only about 10 days, the new Laffly eductor, imported from France at a cost of £1,750 by the city engineer's department, has already proved its efficiency. It combines the double utilities of road-cleanser and garbage collector, for with its pumping appliance, it can suck up mud and semi-liquid refuse from gully pits or stagnant pools. It is shown in action ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 102 words
  9. MISHAP AT FLINDERS STREET STATION ENTRANCE.

    Proceeding along Flinders street toward, the Spacer street railway station yesterday morning, a van, carrying mantelpieces and grates from the factory of Mr. S. Andrewartha, furniture manufacturer, of Kent street, Richmond, suddenly collapsed, through the rear axle snapping. One of the back wheels ran on for a distance of 50 yards. Except for slight bruises on the leg, William Playdell, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 78 words
  10. IMPERIAL PREFERENCE.

    In the view of Mr. S. W. B. McGregor, senior British Trade Commissioner in Australia, nothing but good can come of an open discussion of Imperial preference ...

    Article : 799 words
  11. "MAH-JONGG."

    A Chinese gime which is at least 3,000 years old, but which has only been played in China and quite recently, bids fair to become popular elsewhere. It is claimed ...

    Article : 574 words
  12. SETTLEMENT IN HILL COUNTRY.

    Sir, In the hope that I may help in preventing a [?] of the dreadful mistakes which have been made in placing settlers on selections in some of the [?]ill ...

    Article : 1,017 words
  13. REARING AND DISTRIBUTING 600,000 YOUNG TROUT.

    Experts of the Fisheries and Game department, under the supervision of the chief inspector (Mr. F. Lowls), are busy transferring English trout fry and yearlings from hatcheries to mountain streams. In the small hatcheries at Warburton, Traraigon., Yarram, and Gunya will be reared this season half a million fry from ova stripped from breeding fish, while the two large hatcheries at Geelong and Ballarat will distribute 100,000 yearlings grown from ova imported from Tasmania and New Zealand. On the lett is shown the netting of breeding trout in the Plenty River, drum nets being used. On the right is the collecting of yearling trout in one of the Geelong ponds, while inset is shown a primitive, but efficient, hatchery in a tent near Warburton. In which 30,0[?]0 eggs are hatching. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 137 words
  14. PLAIN-CLOTHES POLICE.

    Such imp[?]tant work is now being done by the plain clothes police in the detection [?] and other branches of police work that the chief commissioner of police (Mr. ...

    Article : 351 words
  15. EARLY LEGAL FORMS.

    Shortly after the death Mr. J. A. C. [?], [?] of [?] in [?] one of his [?] of legal forms came into the possession of another ...

    Article : 351 words
  16. PROTESTANT FEDERATION FAIR AT TOWN HALL.

    Faney goods, produce, and refreshment stalls, all artist[?]atly decorated, have transformed the interior of the Town Hall for two days during which the Victorian Protestant Federation's Fair will be held. The chief 'president (Mr. Franels, M.H.R.) opened the fair yesterday. The proceeds of the fair will be devoted to the general funds of the federation for prepagands and alliance work. All the commodities for sale have been forwarded by the various branches of the federation. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 94 words
  17. AN IDEAL MARE.

    [?] for sale [?] "quiet and ideal for [?] or preasure," a [?] mare was [?] [?] for an action against [?] before Judge Wesley in the Se[?] Country Court ...

    Article : 305 words
  18. RENT PURCHASE OF HOUSE.

    In the Collingwood Court yesterday before Messrs. Reid, [?] [?] and Marshall J.P.'s Mor[?]er Franklin, [?], applied for [?] enter of [?] against May and Frederick ...

    Article : 151 words
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